Cole family letters, 1865-1951 (bulk, 1865-1896)
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Cole family letters, 1865-1951 (bulk, 1865-1896)
Sonoma County Library
Title: Cole family letters
Date (inclusive): 1865-1951
Date (bulk): (bulk, 1865-1896)
Identification: SPC.00009
Creator:
Cole, Justus H. (1828-1922)
Creator:
Cole, Priscilla Livingston (1838-1926)
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet
1 box
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Repository:
Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
Abstract: This collection contains the letters of the Cole family, who resided in Salt Point Township. Most of the letters are addressed
to Priscilla Livingston Cole (1838-1926). On one envelope was handwritten "letters of Grandma Coles." There are three letters
written from Justus Hull Cole (1828-1922) to his wife, Priscilla. One letter is addressed to Jim (James) Christensen, Priscilla
Cole's son-in-law. Another document is a description of the wedding of James Christensen to Mary Violet Cole, which took place
on August 12, 1896 at Fisherman's Bay in the Stewarts Point area.
Personal letters and written description of the wedding of James Christensen to Mary Violet Cole, August 12, 1896.
Organized into 5 series:
- Miscellaneous letters
- Poem
- Letters from Justice to Priscilla
- 4.Letter to Priscilla Cole from Sydney, Australia
- Written description of 1896 Cole/Christensen wedding
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Cole family
Cole family--Correspondence
Cole, Priscilla Livingston, 1838-1926--Correspondence
Cole, Justus Hull, 1828-1922--Correspondence
Christensen, James--Correspondence
Salt Point (Calif.)--History
Salt Point (Calif.)--Genealogy
Weddings--California--Sonoma County
Genealogy--California--Sonoma County
Poems
Correspondence
Archival materials
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[Identification of item], Cole family letters, 1865-1951 (bulk 1865-1896). SPC.00009, History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma
County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.
Gift: donor unknown